Porto São Bento
E1003756
Porto São Bento is a historic railway station in Porto, Portugal, renowned for its ornate azulejo tile panels and central role in the city’s commuter and regional rail network.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Porto-São Bento | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
train station ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| architect | José Marques da Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityCentreAccess | central Porto ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Porto Metro at Aliados station (walking distance) ⓘ |
| coordinates | 41.145°N 8.610°W ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formerUse | site of São Bento da Avé-Maria Benedictine convent ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
azulejo tile panels
ⓘ
large main hall decorated with tiles ⓘ terminal platforms ⓘ |
| hasFunction | terminus for several northern Portugal lines ⓘ |
| hasPassengerInformationSystems | yes ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | monumental façade facing Praça de Almeida Garrett ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered one of Portugal’s most beautiful railway stations ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Norte Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porto NERFINISHED ⓘ Porto District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | São Bento (Saint Benedict) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Avenida dos Aliados
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clérigos Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Porto Cathedral (Sé do Porto) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1916-10-05 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Comboios de Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Infraestruturas de Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
commuter rail
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Douro line (partial suburban services)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Porto–Braga railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Porto–Caíde/Marco de Canaveses railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Porto–Guimarães railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Porto metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationCode | POB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| style | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| ticketing | serves CP Urbanos do Porto services ⓘ |
| tileArtist | Jorge Colaço NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tilePanelsDepict |
historical scenes of Portugal
ⓘ
rural life in Portugal ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Porto-São Bento
this entity surface form:
Porto-São Bento